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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Vocational education and training (VET)"”.
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Impacts of the changing nature of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) system on educators within the VET system in Australia
Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Australia has experienced an unprecedented rate of change in recent times dominated by economic discourses that point to the need for the VET system to contribute to economic development. This discourse includes increasing the competence of the present and …
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The pulse of change : E-education and other reforming influences on vocational education and training
Reform has been a feature of the Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) system for more than a decade. The Portfolio tracks the theme of reform through the sub-themes of e-education and globalisation, considering each as a set of changing hegemonic discourses that have redefined VET …
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Playing for the future: the role of gameplay, narrative and fun in computer games-based training
… a context for effective skill acquisition and knowledge transfer in vocational education and training (VET). In particular, it focuses on how they might increase learner engagement in theoretical subjects. The study examined the rationale behind making a pedagogical shift from content …
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FROM SPORT TO EMPLOYABILITY: DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION PROCESS OF A SPORT FOR EMPLOYABILITY PROGRAM.
… to enhance employability, focusing on the design and evaluation of a Sport for Employability (SfE) program targeted at students in vocational education and training (VET) pathways. The study is divided into four key phases: • Phase One: This phase involved an in-depth analysis of the construct of …
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Mapping professional development in TAFE
Since beginning in 1974, Technical and Further Education (TAFE) in Australia has experienced significant changes due to the implementation of a series of government policies of vocational education and training reform. TAFE teachers are now part of a national Vocational Education and Training (VET) …
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LA FORMAZIONE PROFESSIONALE IN ITALIA IN PROSPETTIVA STORICO - ISTITUZIONALE, 1945 - 1978
… in the institutional arrangement of the Italian vocational education and training (VET) system during the critical period of path formation 1945-1978. Among other industrial economies Italy represents an historical example of long disequilibrium of the educational and economic system. The VET …
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A design thinking approach to professional development in reasonable adjustment: A new methodology for trainers in the vocational education and training sector of Western Australia
… a professional development (PD) methodology for Vocational Education and Training (VET) trainers in understanding and applying reasonable adjustment (RA). The use of design thinking has the further benefit of raising the trainer’s empathy and understanding of the impact of injury and disability …
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An investigation of implementation, adoption and use of technology for enhancing students’ CoreLife Skills in a vocational institute : A Case Study informed by Actor-Network Theory
… Skills in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and growing use of technology in education; this research investigates the assemblage of CoreLife Skills through technological innovation in a vocational education and training (VET) institute in the UAE. Further, the research explores the influence …
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Competency-based Learning in Higher Education
In 2004 the Victorian Office of Higher Education accredited a four-year undergraduate degree: Bachelor of Health Science (Myotherapy). This degree had stemmed from a three-year competency-based, Advanced Diploma of Myotherapy which is no longer accredited in the Vocational Education and Training …
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How novice vocational education and training teachers learn to become teachers
Expectations of the vocational education and training (VET) sector continue to increase as governments, industry, and the community see vocational education and training as an answer to a range of issues. Meeting these expectations and providing quality VET requires VET teachers with a high level …
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Occupational segregation in Namibia: Women's experience doing "men's work" in the construction and manufacturing industries
Vocational education and training (VET) is one of the key interventions targeting youth unemployment in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Its success in promoting better livelihoods and a more robust economy depends on both the availability and affordability of quality curricula and programs and the …
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An investigation of the professional development practices of vocational education and training educators in the tourism and hospitality sector
… of professional development (PD) within the Vocational Education and Training (VET) arena. The major focus of this study was to investigate how PD provision for a selected group of VET educators in the tourism and hospitality sector has equipped them with both the technical competence of …
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The constuction of professionalism in vocational education and training in Ireland: A mixed methods study of trainers' roles and professional development in the workplace
This mixed-methods study aimed to develop understanding of professionalism in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector in Ireland through exploring the nature of practice and practitioners, and how practitioners conceptualise and construct professionalism and develop as professionals in …
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The Double Heuristic Method: perspectives on how teachers deal with an alternative model for teaching in the VET sector.
… research has been to investigate how teachers in Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Australia deal with the Double Heuristic Method (DHM) as an alternative model for teaching in the VET Sector. The context is set within a vocational educational landscape globally, highlighting approaches …
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Industrial policy, skill formation, and job quality in the Danish, German and English offshore wind turbine industries
… study of industrial policy, skill formation, and job quality in the offshore wind turbine manufacturing industry in Denmark, Germany and England. It engages with the comparative industrial relations, skill formation, and job quality literature and proposes an alternative analytical and …
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Industrial policy, skill formation, and job quality in the Danish, German and English offshore wind turbine industries
… study of industrial policy, skill formation, and job quality in the offshore wind turbine manufacturing industry in Denmark, Germany and England. It engages with the comparative industrial relations, skill formation, and job quality literature and proposes an alternative analytical and …
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Using Sen's Capability Approach to Understand Students' Vocational Education and Training Experience in China
The international discourse and academic research on vocational education and training (VET) have long been dominated by a human capital perspective, and China is no exception. Addressing this critical gap, the present study adopts a bottom-up, human development approach to foreground issues of …
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Barriers and Enablers to Vocational IT Education: Responding to South Africa's ICT Skills Crisis
… solutions cannot be implemented as an island, and its effective use requires proportionate advancement in local ICT skills levels to ensure effective operation and sustainability. Increasingly demands for skilled ICT workforce globally is placing pressure on institutions to be more …
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Stakeholders' perceptions of technical, vocational education and training : the case of Kenyan micro and small enterprises in the motor vehicle service and repair industry
Technical, vocational education and training (TVET) in Kenya has undergone major changes since colonialists introduced it at the beginning of the twentieth century. Since then, TVET has evolved in the areas of science, technology and innovation to provide skills that will propel the country to …
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Mechanical building services craft training in Great Britain, France and Germany: Towards a more efficient model for industry
The mechanical building services craft training systems in Great Britain, France and Germany set out with the same fundamental aim: to produce skilled trades people in sufficient numbers for the mechanical building services industry in each country. The vocational education and training (VET) …